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Submission deadline is 25 March 2017
GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
1) You have to have the rights to distribute the film you are submitting. 2) Only one entry per director. 3) English subtitles have to be provided, for any non-English dialogue in your film. Length of film: any Year of production: any Genre: any Format: any Submission fee: none
25 films from all of the online submissions are randomly selected to the festival’s official international competition.
Random Awards will be given. One film in the competition will be randomly selected to win the Random Grand Prix, the most prestigious, truly random film award in the world, awarded since 2010. The 6th Edition of the IRFF will be held in Helsinki, Finland, 5-7 May 2017.
October 12 - October 22, 2017 10 Days! This is the fourth year of the exciting national and international film festival in the beautiful City of Glendale, California. Our wonderful venues are the PACIFIC THEATRES GLENDALE at the AMERICANA as well as many other locations!
This year's festival is once again dedicated to All Creatures Great and Small in the Animal Kingdom (especially cats, dogs and horses!) as well as Women Film Makers and Screenwriters! We are also dedicated to creating film ...
I am reaching out to people around the country and the world for their input and help. I want to curate an installation piece for the NYC Indie Film Festival, May 2 to 7, 2017. What we are looking for are open and honest talks about how you feel about your place in your community, the country and the world, please keep all videos less between 2 and 8 minutes length. All ideas and thoughts are welcome and will be shown unedited. There are no fees involved in submitting a video and all video...
New this year at the NYC Independent Film Festival is our Virtual Reality category! You can submit your presentations for consideration for our 2017 festival exclusively through our website or Filmfreeway until January 31st! Visit http://bit.ly/1Jcd2Q1 for all info.
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Every year at Mirror Mountain we put on an epic live show that combines music and film. In 2016 we presented City Fragments, a spectacular live performance by indie rock group Scary Bear Soundtrack with visuals by media artist Timothy I. Smith. Watch it on our Vimeo channel: vimeo.com/195902070
Compete for our solid bronze Anchor award and other prizes! SUBMIT via filmfreeway.
The first Ramsgate International Film and TV Festival will be held in Ramsgate with its stunning Royal Harbour, unique in England. It is run by the Ramsgate Film & TV Institute, which will also run a variety of screenings throughout the year to bring international independent cinema to local audiences.
President of the Festival is Brenda Blethyn (Secret & Lies, Vera,...), BAFT...
Today is the regular deadline for submissions! Submit your film today for your chance to win awesome prizes like Sony Catalyst Production Suite, iActing Studios yearly subscriptions, and $1,000 Cash! Submit through our official website or on the following sites: FilmFreeway, Withoutabox, Film Festival Life, Festhome, and Click For Festivals!
SUBMIT HERE: https://www.nycindieff.com/submissions/submit
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Nottingham International Film Festival will be returning for its second year from the 6-8th October 2017. Submissions for next years festival are now open and can be made through FilmFreeway and Withoutabox. We accept submissions in the following disciplines - feature, short, documentary, documentary short, experimental, music video, student films, animations and uncomissioned screenplays.
Deadlines:
November 23, 2016 - Super Earlybird Deadline
January 11, 2017 - Early Bird Deadline
March 22...
We are spotlighting the best indie films by female filmmakers in Films By Her screening! Join us for a two hour screening of the best narrative shorts and animated works from the 2014, 2015, and 2016 Festival editions with your first drink on us!
Buy your tickets today and enter automatically for a 2017 VIP pass raffle at the screening.
Lineup includes:
Moral Compass
Testimony
Katyusha
One Thousand and One Teardrops
First Base
MORE TO BE ANNOUNCED!
Friday, Dec...
Founded by three local independent filmmakers, The Kew Gardens Festival of Cinema is the first and only film festival of its kind held in Kew Gardens, NYC, and its surrounding neighborhoods. Running for 10 days in August, the festival will showcase more than 100 films of all genres from around the world. Films will be shown at Queens' only operating art house theater—Kew Gardens Cinemas, located in the heart of Kew Gardens in Queens NY. The festival will culminate with a grand award ceremony gala on the rooftop penthouse of the world-famous Terrace on the Park, built for the New York World’s Fair in 1964. Conveniently located in Flushing Meadows Corona Park, it features panoramic views of some of Queens' greatest landmarks, including the renowned Unisphere and the New York State Pavilion. Awards will honor the best films presented at the festival, and winners will walk away with beautiful statuettes. What makes our Festival stand out from the other opportunities available to filmmakers is that we are focusing on the TRULY independent film, not the film that is funded by the indie film division of a major studio. Nor are we focusing on what celebrity or 'name' actor may be in your film. We want to see the work of filmmakers and their teams who have poured their blood, sweat and tears into making their vision come to life. We are showcasing the best in all genres, including themes often overlooked by other major film festivals, like Horror, Sci-Fi, LGBT, Comedy, Animation and Experimental. We are a Film Festival founded by independent filmmakers, so we have a great understanding of the filmmaker needs when it comes to getting films made and in front of an audience. Along with filmmaker Q&A's after each screening, we will also be holding industry panels featuring some of the best names in independent cinema discussing their strategies, their struggles and how they broke into the film business. Other panels will consist of conversations with independent Producers, Casting Directors and Distributors. Our goal is to bring back and remind people why film festivals exist in the first place - which is to give otherwise unknown filmmakers the opportunity to screen their film in front of large audiences and have their work seen. In addition, we will be screening all our films in an actual operating Art House movie theater, unlike other festivals that show their films in screening rooms or otherwise other rented facilities that aren't prepared to screen films the way they should be. Upon acceptance each filmmaker will receive up to four (4) Filmmaker Badges that will allow access to all the screenings and panels being held throughout the festival, along with exclusive access to our Filmmaker Cafe & Lounge. Filmmaker badge holders will also be entitled to a 5% discount on all merchandise being sold at the festival. All selected filmmakers and respective cast & crew will be given the opportunity to purchase Gala Award tickets at a 30% discount. Opening night will consist of a meet the filmmakers mixer, where filmmakers will have the opportunity to network and promote their film with other festival attendees. Certain selected films to be featured in our Festival Spotlight programming will have a red carpet premiere as well as an after party hosted by the festival. Our Opening and Closing night films will consist of specially invited premieres following a red carpet event. While the festival will not be offering transportation or lodging for its inaugural year, through our sponsors we will be offering discounts and coupon codes to be used towards Hotel accommodations and commuting. We guarantee to have distributors and producers in attendance alongside our selected panel of industry professionals who make up our Jury. Winners for every category will each be receiving a personally engraved unique statuette. Industry guests who have expressed interest in participating in our festival are Lloyd Kaufman, founder of TROMA films; Larry Fessenden, actor/writer/director/producer with Glass Eye Pix; Joe Minion, writer of Vampires Kiss, After Hours. Our Festival will be taking place in Kew Gardens Queens in NYC, USA. Our venue, THE KEW GARDENS CINEMAS is Queens' only art house theater dedicated solely to playing independent and foreign films. Named one of the top 7 theaters in Queens, the theater was built in the 1930's and it is one of the oldest movie theaters still operating in NYC. A little known area of NYC, Kew Gardens and its surrounding neighborhoods - Forest Hills, Rego Park, Woodhaven and Glendale - are a major stomping ground for most television shows being shot today in New York. Not only is Kew Gardens known as the neighborhood that raised comedians Rodney Dangerfield and Ray Romano, but just a few minutes away is the recently built Broadway Stages. This area of Queens has now been featured in several blockbuster Hollywood films like The Babysitter, Goodfellas and Spiderman as well as major Network TV shows including- Daredevil, The Good Wife, Blue Bloods, The Get Down, Luke Cage and SNL.
Once again I had the pleasure of attending the Red Carpet event at the 52nd Chicago International Film Festival this month. There were several stars in attendance. Aside from the local celebrities like Chaz Ebert and Michael Kutza there were some big names: French director Claude Lelouch, French actress Valerie Perrin, actor Chin Han from Singapore, actor Michael Rooker, director John McNaughton and last but not least Geraldine Chaplin.
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Film Budgeteers is awarding all winners at the 2017 New York City Independent Film Festival with gift cards to create an introductory budget for your film! Visit http://bit.ly/1Jcd2Q1 to submit today.
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Film Budgeteers is awarding all winners at the 2017 New York City Independent Film Festival with gift cards to create an introductory budget for your film! Visit http://bit.ly/1Jcd2Q1 to submit today.
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The 2017 Women's Voices Now (WVN) Online Film Festival
Submissions Open: October 17, 2016, 9AM PST
Submissions Close: February 6, 2017, 11:59PM PST
Official Selections Notified: February 10, 2017
Online Film Festival: March 8, 2017- April 5, 2017, 11:59PM PST
Award Winners Notified: April 12, 2017
Contact: wvnff2017@womensvoicesnow.org
$10,000 IN CASH PRIZES
Submit your film here: https://filmfreeway.com/festival/WomensVoicesNow
The 2017 Women's Voices Now (WVN) Onl...
CALL FOR ENTRIES!
Submissions are now open for the 7th Annual Art of Brooklyn Film Festival (June 7-11, 2017.) AoBFF is the only independent, international festival in the world exclusively devoted to Brooklyn film and media. We program films of all lengths and genres that have a connection to the BK scene through cast/crew, production, or location.
AoBFF is a creative hub, platform and showcase for independent film and media makers in Brooklyn and around the world. We partner with film dis...
Show off your comedic chops for our second annual Short Sketch Comedy category! Submit today for your chance to perform a sketch on our stage as a finalist and win a SONY Catalyst Production Suite if you win Best Sketch Comedy! Visit http://bit.ly/1Jcd2Q1 for all info.
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Call for Entries for the 9th Fastnet Film Festival Announced, with an increased prize fund of €10,750.
We are delighted to announce the 'Call for Entries' of the 9th Fastnet Film Festival, which will be held in Schull from Wednesday 24th to Sunday 28th of May 2017.
All submission entries must have been completed no earlier than 1st January 2015 and not been entered into the festival in previous years. Submissions may be made through FilmFreeway, just follow the link https://film...
New prize alert! 2017 Best Director winner will leave NYC Indie Film Fest with a $1,000 cash prize! 2017 Best Actor and Actress winners will have a free year-long subscription of online classes with iActing Studios (750 USD value). Submit today for your chance to win! http://bit.ly/1Jcd2Q1
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Inaugurated In 1971 And Co-Presented Annually With The Film Society Of Lincoln Center Since 1996, Dance On Camera Festival Remains The Longest-Running Dance Film Festival In The World, Providing A Platform For Choreographic Storytelling And Creative Expression, And Intimate Access To Innovative Media Artists And Their Cinematic Works.
With All Hallows' Eve fast approaching, join us on October 28th for a night of Chiller Thrillers! A two hour screening of our favorite thrillers from the New York City Independent Film Festival, get into the Halloween spirit and watch some films with a drink on us.
Come in costume and you can win our Best Costume Contest and get a VIP all access pass for the 2017 New York City Independent Film Festival with all day entry for films and our events!
Lineup includes:
Mauv...
Real Film Festival is back!
The Real Film Festival is a three-day community, arts and Industry event showcasing documentaries, independent short and feature films based on true stories. The Program comprises of film screenings, Industry development workshops, panel discussions, networking events and film competitions for filmmakers of all ages and experience. The Festival Program includes a variety of entertainment including the Opening Night Gala held at Tower Cinemas with a party to follow ...
Have you ever watched a movie trailer and loved it only to be disappointed when you finally see the movie? Yeah, we have too. So this festival is dedicated to those great movie trailers that make us wish there was a movie. So send us your monsters, zombies, possession, and stalker trailer, we want them all.
This is not a short film festival but rather a movie trailer festival. Which means we want commercials.
The selected trailers will be screened at the historic Vista Theatre in Lo...
Be part of the New York City Independent Film Festival! The 8th Annual NYC Indie Film Festival will take place May 2 - 7, 2017 and will present indie films fromaround the world, panels, live shows, parties, and more! NYCIndieFF celebrates the power of independent filmmaker and offers awards valued at over $12,000 USD. Submit your film today for your chance to win and join us in New York next spring! Early deadline ends Aug 31.
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Submissions are now open for the 36th Annual Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival, April 20 - May 6, 2017. Films made after January 1, 2016 are now being accepted for consideration.
Presented by the Film Society of Minneapolis St. Paul, MSPIFF is one of North America’s largest and longest-running film festivals. The festival annually features new films from more than 70 countries to an audience of over 45,000 and attracts around 250 visiting industry guests from around the wor...
